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Motorcyclist, 22, Killed In VA Crash Was 'Nothing Shy Of Amazing,' Loved Ones Say Motorcyclist, 22, Killed In VA Crash Was 'Nothing Shy Of Amazing,' Loved Ones Say
Motorcyclist, 22, Killed In VA Crash Was 'Nothing Shy Of Amazing,' Loved Ones Say Shock and sadness spread following the death of a 22-year-old motorcyclist in a Fairfax County crash Saturday evening, May 6. Carrington Fitzgerald was heading south on Richmond Highway while a Honda Accord driver was stopped in the left turn lane at Burnch Crest Way in Lorton, attempting to make a U-turn around 5:10 p.m., Fairfax County police said. As the driver attempted to make a U-turn to go southbound on Richmond Highway, the motorcycle collided with the vehicle, and Fitzgerald was ejected from his 2009 Kawasaki.  He was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the Accord wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Teen Killed In PWC Crash To Be Buried In El Salvador, Family Hopes Teen Killed In PWC Crash To Be Buried In El Salvador, Family Hopes
Teen Killed In PWC Crash To Be Buried In El Salvador, Family Hopes The community is rallying around a Virginia family that is attempting to get a Prince William County teen back to his native El Salvador after he died during a violent crash in Woodbridge. Estanislao Serrano Hernández, 17, was driving shortly before 8:20 a.m. on Sunday April 9 on Featherstone Road near Walnut Street when he unexpectedly lost control when he attempted to pass another driver. Serrano Hernández’s Toyota went off the roadway and directly struck the Testing Technologies Inc. building in the 1200 block of Featherstone Road, rolling over and coming to rest on the roof. The teen …

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by Zak Failla
News
MURDER SUICIDE: Details Emerge In Ashburn Parents' Deaths MURDER SUICIDE: Details Emerge In Ashburn Parents' Deaths
Murder Suicide: Details Emerge In Ashburn Parents' Deaths The deaths of two parents found dead at an Ashburn home have been ruled a murder-suicide, authorities announced. John Sharmoukh, 45, and Mariam A. Farouk Kamal, 31, were found dead at their home on Old Line Terrace just before 9:30 on Tuesday, May 24, authorities in Loudoun County said. Though, investigators have not said who was the aggressor in the slayings.  Reports say detectives found the body of Sharmoukh on the the front lawn of the house. He apparently jumped from a third story window while on fire, Fox 5 reported. A neighbor rushed over with a fire extinguisher …

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
Virginia 18-Year-Old Was Shot Dead 'Days Before High School Graduation' (TRIBUTE) Virginia 18-Year-Old Was Shot Dead 'Days Before High School Graduation' (TRIBUTE)
Virginia 18-Year-Old Was Shot Dead 'Days Before High School Graduation' (Tribute) Michael Arthur was a son, brother and friend who tragically lost his life only days before his high school graduation.  The 18-year-old from Dumfries was shot and killed during an argument in the parking lot of the Somerset Pointe Apartments in Gainesville on Sunday, May 8, according to Prince William County Police.  Preliminarily information suggested the incident did not appear to be random and there was no active threat to the community. The investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, Michael's family organized a GoFundMe to honor the young man's life and give him a pr…

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by David Cifarelli